Overview

• The film opens in German cinemas on 9 October 2025 after advance press screenings this week.
• Directed by Fatih Akin from Hark Bohm’s autobiographical script, it is presented as “A Hark Bohm film by Fatih Akin.”
• Set on Amrum in spring 1945, the story tracks a boy’s quest that unfolds as a restrained coming‑of‑age portrait of identity and a community in flux, with Jasper Billerbeck leading a cast that includes Laura Tonke, Diane Kruger, Detlev Buck and Matthias Schweighöfer.
• Critics praise the unadorned, observational direction, the evocative landscape cinematography and Billerbeck’s performance, with one review calling the film a masterpiece.
• Nordfriesisch (Öömrang) is spoken in parts of the film, drawing attention to an endangered minority language seldom heard in mainstream releases.